She died in a jordanian airstrike. An activist who try to secure her freedom. But first, a shocking new report finds nearly nearly 4000 black men, women and children were lynched between 1877 and 1950 a far higher total than previously known. Horrific and terrifying, and we dont talk about it. We put markers about the confederacy if one of the courthouses, but we dont say a word about the thousands of people that were lynched on courthouse lawns. We will speak to attorney Bryan Stevenson of the equal Justice Initiative in alabama, and then we will stay in alabama to speak with a samesex couple from tuskegee who just got married despite state efforts to , block them. Living as a married couple and experiencing the same responsibilities that any other married couple experiences, now we get a legally binding document to say that everyone else has to respect that. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. The white
Russia. Volgograd is about 550 miles from the capital city of moscow and 400 miles northeast of sochi. That is site for the Olympic Games which begin in just six weeks. Peter sharpe is in volgograd. The twisted gutted remains of a trolley bus in volgograd. Bodies and debris are strewn across the street. Russian investigators say a male suicide bomber was responsible for the blast. It is the second in the last 24 hours. People were killed by a sue sierd bomber in volgograds main railway station. Security at the entrance prevented more deaths. The explosive device was the equivalent of 4 kilograms of tnt, it was filled with shrapnel. And because it was the same as the other incident, this confirms they were connected. Formerly the kgb is coordinating the hunt for these attacks. The people now worried that this could be just the start of the concerted Bombing Campaign leading up to the start of the Winter Olympics in february. The sochi olympics are a major prestige project for president
I dont speak on behalf of the german government. I dont want to be misunderstood. I speak as a private citizen. I believe we did not pay enough attention to financially and economically to the challenges of our eastern neighbors. We should have acted long before russia started to think about crimea or long before they began to explode about how to help stabilize the country that has had a history for two decades of not really making its way forward as we were hoping to. What was the other part of your question . [inaudible] i think that does it. The gentleman in the blue sweater. The question is on the 25of may, the european election. On the second day ukraine with the referendum, how do you think we could help them just to add free e elections with the situation. If i may say. Could do very middle in the ukraine. The security station, the civilian with the kinds of elections there or not. And the targets of hidden intervention. The results in general but in the rest of ukraine, decide
Cable satellite corp. 2014] news from ukraine this morning forces loyal to ukraines interim government battled prorussian militiamen today in the eastern ukrainian city of soviansk and four troops were killed and 30 wounded. Broke out asghting the Ukrainian Government moved to regain control in the eastern part of the country. Couple of ukraine related events to tell you about our Coverage Today includes the center for strategic and International Studies hosting a discussion on the ongoing tensions including the role of nato in the conflict. That is coming up at 1 30 p. M. Eastern here on cspan at 3 p. M. , state department, treasury, and Defense Department officials will testify for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on the russian intervention in ukraine live on cspan three at 3 p. M. Eastern. Bring our viewers up to date on whats happening this week on capitol hill. I am joined by Christina Marcos. It mourned to you guest good morning. Host start with the house expected to come
Melissa the backlash continues now. Blackrock Ceo Larry Fink jumping on the bandwagon sending a letter to ceos of all the s p 500 companies, doling out advice. Fink spoke exclusively to our own Maria Bartiromo earlier. Watch this. The letter this time is really a response to our view of the economy is improving. Our view that theres way too much discussion about shortterm trades. Way too much discussions about activism, which in some cases has its role. So were not against activists if they are, indeed if they are doing something to move a company that has been unwilling to do things, what we think are the right things. Melissa so those are the know say this is about finks own ambitions. Here to breaks it all down, our power panel, fox businesss charlie gasparino, tim spice and James Freeman of the wall street journal. Thanks to all you guys for joining us. Charlie, you started this i will let you kick this off. Fink has been on this role about activist investing for three years. We sh